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but the same applies to the president on a lot of i can, governor romney saidly do them both. romney said repeatedly even when i interviewed him he doesn't want to talk about what deduct shunts he would scale back or he limb nana, eliminate because that should be done in the open with congress. it is a ridiculous position because then you say well i am not going to say anything i will do because it should all be negotiated in congress in the light of day. voters need to know what kind of deductions will he scale back and david axelrod said the same thing to me in a television interview about social security he said this is not the time to talk about social security. >> rose: on bowles-simpson they don't really lay out what they disagree with bowles-simpson. they want a gas tax, don't want a gas tax. >> they think the best thing to do, both of them not be specific and somehow they get enough of a mandate to beat the opponent. >> if you are not bold can you ever argue and have a mandate. >> i think the president will have a mandate to raise taxes on the wealthy if he wins and i
but the same applies to the president on a lot of i can, governor romney saidly do them both. romney said repeatedly even when i interviewed him he doesn't want to talk about what deduct shunts he would scale back or he limb nana, eliminate because that should be done in the open with congress. it is a ridiculous position because then you say well i am not going to say anything i will do because it should all be negotiated in congress in the light of day. voters need to know what kind of...
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stu rothenberg, kristina bell tony, thank you both. gwen over to you. >> we will recap the vote tonight in florida. romney won big with 46 percent of the vote, 32 percent for newt gingrich, rick santorum form came in a distant third followed by ron paul in single digits. some closing thoughts now from mark shields and david brooks. ron paul, fourth now in south carolina, fourth in florida, he is still campaigning and in nevada this week. what happens with him? >> i think caucus states are ron paul's hope. caucus states, the premium is upon ideological conviction and organizational excellence, and that is sort of an intense coalition of support can really reflect and almost magnify. i think ron paul in nevada and, maine looks to be fairly tough territory for him but i think that is the root for him at this point. >> let's look at this map, because as you look at the root, we are looking at a root that takes us through some interesting states but not a clear path through any one except for mitt romney except for whatever measures we have
stu rothenberg, kristina bell tony, thank you both. gwen over to you. >> we will recap the vote tonight in florida. romney won big with 46 percent of the vote, 32 percent for newt gingrich, rick santorum form came in a distant third followed by ron paul in single digits. some closing thoughts now from mark shields and david brooks. ron paul, fourth now in south carolina, fourth in florida, he is still campaigning and in nevada this week. what happens with him? >> i think caucus...
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and trinity both producing wind turbines and wind towers, and that's a critical factor for us to keep those plants moving past 2013. >> reporter: o. kay henderson says these single issue voters add up quickly in such a small state. >> if iowa does again come down to a few thousand votes, these sort of narrow cast issues can have a huge effect. and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean, it's almost-- the ads border on being vulgar. >> reporter: steve bump has run a fireplace business in the des moines suburbs for 38 years, he knows fall is when people think about snuggling up to a warm fire, and more important for him, when they make buying decisions. >> if i'm selling romanc
and trinity both producing wind turbines and wind towers, and that's a critical factor for us to keep those plants moving past 2013. >> reporter: o. kay henderson says these single issue voters add up quickly in such a small state. >> if iowa does again come down to a few thousand votes, these sort of narrow cast issues can have a huge effect. and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in...
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say mitt romney wins the white house and you win both houses of congress. are you as a party unilaterally going to want to bring medicare spending down? i really do not think you're going to do that. and if you are realistic you would like to have a process in place that was agreed on a bipartisan basis to do those sings-- things so you can then blame. >> i was going say first of all, the threat of a downgrade seriously is all about the debt limit. it's not about, you know, in reality, the rating agencies are not going to downgrade the united states because they don't like long drawn policy. that is a fake threat. they will downgrade if we default on debt because we haven't raised the debt ceiling so the default issue is entirel artificial, entirely created by the decision of a large part of the republican party to take hostages, to take the economy hostage over the debt ceiling. it's nothing more than tha it doesn't require a long-term solution. and you know, kicking the can down the road when the can, i'm going to mix metaphors. when the can is an entirel
say mitt romney wins the white house and you win both houses of congress. are you as a party unilaterally going to want to bring medicare spending down? i really do not think you're going to do that. and if you are realistic you would like to have a process in place that was agreed on a bipartisan basis to do those sings-- things so you can then blame. >> i was going say first of all, the threat of a downgrade seriously is all about the debt limit. it's not about, you know, in reality,...
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we appreciate you both being withs. brody mullins, i'm going start with you on governor romney. the total income he released 2010-2011, $43 million almost. what was that income from? >> mainly from investments. the tax code in the u.s. is set up in a way that when wealthy people invest in various funds and take a capital gain or dividend from that, they pay a very low tax rate, a 15% tax rate. for not lifting a finger or doing any actual sweat equity he was able to get his lower 15% tax rate as opposed to a tax rate as high as 35%. >> woodruff: roughly what kind of investments? >> mainly through his former employer bain capital. which then set up... there is there are dozens of separate firms that bain invested in that he was taking dividends and capital gains from. >> woodruff: the tax rate around 14%. >> 14%. >> woodruff: which is pretty close to normal for this kind of income. is that right? >> right. the normal rate would be 15%. he was at 14% or a little bit lower than that. >> woodruff: and how was he able to do that? i mean, remind us of the law that allows one to do that
we appreciate you both being withs. brody mullins, i'm going start with you on governor romney. the total income he released 2010-2011, $43 million almost. what was that income from? >> mainly from investments. the tax code in the u.s. is set up in a way that when wealthy people invest in various funds and take a capital gain or dividend from that, they pay a very low tax rate, a 15% tax rate. for not lifting a finger or doing any actual sweat equity he was able to get his lower 15% tax...
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they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was a better ad conceptually rather than in execution. the tone was good at first. you get 10% of people voting for barack obama in 2008 they are giving people permission to vote rather than not vote. in the midst e middle it becamea republican talking points. >>woodruff: more in sadness. >>. >> it's more in sadness than anger. th>> the best obama ads are whee he is no speaking directly intoe camera. >> that is a good ad where he talks about the contrast of two messages. messages. >>woodruff: we'll show that next week as well as a romney ad. sweet talk david brooks and mark shield. thank you both. >> warner: and to china, where a high-stakes crime and politics story continues to unfold. the wife of an ousted communist party official has been charged with homicide. the news came in thursday's evening's news broadcast from state-run cctv. gu kailai, seen here with her charismatic then-popular politician husband bo xilai, is to be tried for the murder of british businessman neil heywood. authorities charge gu and a family aide killed heywood
they are both good ads. >> the romney ad was a better ad conceptually rather than in execution. the tone was good at first. you get 10% of people voting for barack obama in 2008 they are giving people permission to vote rather than not vote. in the midst e middle it becamea republican talking points. >>woodruff: more in sadness. >>. >> it's more in sadness than anger. th>> the best obama ads are whee he is no speaking directly intoe camera. >> that is a good...
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he went after both romney and santorum. >> unlike governor romney, i am not going to go to washington to manage the decay, and unlike senator santorum, i am not going to washington to join the team. i want to create a new team called the american people who forced dramatic bold, dramatic change on washington. >> holman: georgia shaped up as a must-win for gingrich in his bid to stay alive in the republican race. >> brown: and finally tonight to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist ma shields, "new york times" columnist david brooks. last week when you sat here, it was mitt romney must win michigan. he did. how important was it, david? >> it was important. it makes him the presumptive nominee, i think, again, so i think it was part plea his victory but mostly santorum's defeat. >> in what sense? >> i think santorum had a head of steam going but he went down into social conservative territory in the final week and you see the wall building around his campaign. he had the social conservative but she lost outreach to people outside that ideological vanguard, and that
he went after both romney and santorum. >> unlike governor romney, i am not going to go to washington to manage the decay, and unlike senator santorum, i am not going to washington to join the team. i want to create a new team called the american people who forced dramatic bold, dramatic change on washington. >> holman: georgia shaped up as a must-win for gingrich in his bid to stay alive in the republican race. >> brown: and finally tonight to the analysis of shields and...
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and that is romney has beaten rick santorum in both michigan and ohio but outspending him at a minimum of four to one. and gingrich points out you're not going to have that kind of luxury advantage against barack obama in the fall. this is a weakness of governor romney's came pachblt he just can't go in and outspend and just dominate the airwaves that way. so i think that an store u up-- santorum is pushing hard. and understandably to win one of those two states. and if he does-- . >> woodruff: mississippi or alabama, tuesday. >> tuesday, and if he does, i think makes it tough for gingrich to go forward. he is in a position, one-on-one with romney to be at least competitive. and i think most measures of-- we get at least a majority of gingrich's vote. and romney would not. >> but it didn't look like either one of them is going to get out time soon. >> there are a lot of conservatives holding fire on gingrich who are back saying okay, he deserves next tuesday. but if he loses one of those two states i think will you see a wave of people, quite conservative people saying you had your cha
and that is romney has beaten rick santorum in both michigan and ohio but outspending him at a minimum of four to one. and gingrich points out you're not going to have that kind of luxury advantage against barack obama in the fall. this is a weakness of governor romney's came pachblt he just can't go in and outspend and just dominate the airwaves that way. so i think that an store u up-- santorum is pushing hard. and understandably to win one of those two states. and if he does-- . >>...
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former members of congress, senior policy advisers to mitt romney glootd and both from the state of minnesota. >> lots of lakes. lot of good fishing. >> woodruff: thank you, both. >> woodruff: vice presidential nominee paul ryan is the star later tonight with a prime time slot for his acceptance speech. jeffrey brown has been talking to people who have known ryan for many years. >> brown: this afternoon in downtown tampa, it was beer and brats. at a party for a state that's been much in the political spotlight in the past few years. wisconsin delegates celebrated some of their rising stars. most of all, paul ryan. >> thanks so much. it's great to see you. the 42 year old from janesville has been a fast-riser, spotted early as a man destined to go places. >> everybody knew immediately, even though he was only 22 or 23 years old, this was a real star in the making. >> brown: it was vin weber who hired the young ryan to work for empower america, a conservative advocacy group founded by jack kemp. >> it was born of a real optimistic vision of what conservative principles can do, to make
former members of congress, senior policy advisers to mitt romney glootd and both from the state of minnesota. >> lots of lakes. lot of good fishing. >> woodruff: thank you, both. >> woodruff: vice presidential nominee paul ryan is the star later tonight with a prime time slot for his acceptance speech. jeffrey brown has been talking to people who have known ryan for many years. >> brown: this afternoon in downtown tampa, it was beer and brats. at a party for a state...
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if he can do that, he is going to give mitt romney a big time race. >> rose: has he been vetted,Ñi though, rick santorum? >> well, he has been vetted me than the other candidates, he has been vetted more -- >> rose: santorum has? >> yes more than her main cain was vetted and more than michele bachmann was and more than rick santorum although rick santorum had been governor because he served in a swing state and had to take a lot of heat in pennsylvania where he is from, that is going to be his nestÑi e next week or week and a half, i don't think new hampshire will tell us a lot more than what we know today, but i think what will tell us a lot more from what we know today is soh carolina and florida. >> rose: why is that? >> because ithink people have already baked in a rception mitt romney is going to utu hampshire, there is really no question about that, i think the press already sort of got the story he is going to win and not again give us a lot of information because he is basically lives there and has a house, there i think they are waiting to see, can he win in a place, a place lik
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he's been a relentless in his positions, we talk about both mitt romney and newt gingrich being-- in the debate performance. he's been consistent and good on his debate performances. in addition, he was willing to spend the time of retail politicking that is going in and personally campaigning in states that have caucuses. this is not unimportant. but do not overlook what this firestorm we were just discussing did to him three weeks ago the political dialogue in the country was income inequality, the economy, the obama is on the offensive, republicans are divided about extension of the middle class tax cuts. and what happens in the meanwhile? this issue comes front and forward, the question of life, of religious freedom, of the government overreaching and soition and cultural issues replasd who has been in the tribune of the social and cultural and religious issues, rick santorum. the ramono people are just incede blae clever because they dealt a serious blow to mitt romney by putting the turf or news -- >> they got planned parenthood involved. the court on gay marriage. a big conspi
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and wants to see more cooperation on both sides to get things done. adam salazar, a 26-year-old grad student is a republican who voted for president obama last time. he believes both parties have failed on immigration policy. and park and martha paschal is k apt to vote for president obama again in part because of what she sees as his failure to stand up to wall street. you all remained undecided this time last week. did you hear anything from president obama last night that help you make up your mind? >> i didn't feel as though there was much substance that was given in his speech. i thought there was a lot of emotion and, you know, rallying the base. but not much in the way of policy that was fleshed out. >> i was disappointed that he didn't have more plans for the next four years, specific legislation, or other proposals. >> i was happy to see that president obama got some emotion going. it became lively. it engaged the people. it engaged me. i appreciated the way he talked to-- about that we have a responsibility, we, the people, that it's up to u
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owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. governor romney made a million dollars off selling some of that. governor romney has an investment in goldman sachs which is today foreclosing on floridians. >> brown: in that same debate texas representative ron paul and former senator rick santorum both said fannie and freddie should be phased out. for his part, the president used his state of the union address to call for new legislation aimed at helping those unable to make their mortgage payments. >> responsible homeowners shouldn't have to sit and wait for the housing market to hit bottom to get some relief. and that's why i'm sending this congress a plan that gives every responsible homeowner the chance to save about $3,000 a year on their mortgage by refinancing at historically low rates. >> brown: the president's principal program for working with lenders has far helped more than 900,000 homeowners get a permanent modification on their mortgage. that's far short of the original goals of the program. tomorrow the president is
owns shares of both fannie mae and freddie mac. governor romney made a million dollars off selling some of that. governor romney has an investment in goldman sachs which is today foreclosing on floridians. >> brown: in that same debate texas representative ron paul and former senator rick santorum both said fannie and freddie should be phased out. for his part, the president used his state of the union address to call for new legislation aimed at helping those unable to make their...
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gentlemen, we welcome you both to the newshour. the governor leavitt, let me start with you. we want to ask you in a minute about the utah olympics that you recruited governor romney to. but first of all, you as someone who knows health care, what about that question at the end of gwen's report. do you believe what he did in massachusetts with health care reform is a test... is a measure of how he would govern as president? >> i think from the mass health care you'll see a couple things. one, you will not see tax increases as a means of being able to do it. massachusetts health care feature... did not feature any kind of a tax increase. one of the things you'll see that's different is that it will not be a takeover of the delivery system like obamacare is. he was trying to solve an insurance problem. but he took a very narrow approach to solve a very specific problem of how to get people ensured and i think you'll see him take a very direct approach to very specific problems as president as well. >> woodruff: in terms of how he dealt with members of the other party, what do y
gentlemen, we welcome you both to the newshour. the governor leavitt, let me start with you. we want to ask you in a minute about the utah olympics that you recruited governor romney to. but first of all, you as someone who knows health care, what about that question at the end of gwen's report. do you believe what he did in massachusetts with health care reform is a test... is a measure of how he would govern as president? >> i think from the mass health care you'll see a couple things....
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and both mitt romney and his running mate have said they will offer zero revenue. >> ifill: let me ask you this, mayor reed and mayor parker. this is a convention where everyone is talk about an election. everyone is talking about battleground state. your state is not one. your state is not one. your state is not one. how do you know your priorities are even being heard in an election like this, mayor parker? >> again, cities are functioning very well at a very high level. people continue to move to cities. cities are where you go to find a job, to find an education and build your own future. cities are thriving with or without help from the government. we just need-- actually in large instoonsz to stay out of the way. one of the things you see mayors united on is we'd like to see direct funding to major u.s. cities will so it it doesn't get routed through the state. i work professionally with my governor, i'm still waiting on ike funding-- >> ifill: what is ike funding. >> hurricane ike. >> ifill: mayor reed. >> the same is true. if the united states wants to see our economy really mo
and both mitt romney and his running mate have said they will offer zero revenue. >> ifill: let me ask you this, mayor reed and mayor parker. this is a convention where everyone is talk about an election. everyone is talking about battleground state. your state is not one. your state is not one. your state is not one. how do you know your priorities are even being heard in an election like this, mayor parker? >> again, cities are functioning very well at a very high level. people...
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debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's presence, they liked his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage, people are looking at every poll, every 13 secretaries. but that's too much information. he's got a -- >> it is interesting, do you buy it that they are both popular now, because months ago when we were sitting here you are saying there wasn't much enthusiasm for either n a way, you know. >> the enthusiasm is certainly up there for romney at this point. and i don't think you can overstate the importance of the first debate in the election of 2012. by his unilateral disarmament, disengagement, call it what you want, the president enabled mitt romney to explunge all
debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's presence, they liked his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage, people...
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i have interviewed both of these people a lot. maybe obama is more likable, it's not that much more likable. romney is a pretty decent guy so, i think there is some upside there, that's my personal opinion. >> woodruff: so mark, you know, whatever romney's task is, do you agree with david that the race is tight? romney has picked up a little bit. >> yes, i will say this, the formulation of this race is that if president obama is re-elected on november 6th it will be primarily because he ran against mitt romney. if he were running unopposed, 2012 would be a very tough fight for him. i mean i think david's right. the race is close. i think that tells you how vulnerable the president is with only 43% of the voters think he deserves re-election, by a 2 to 1 margin people think the country is headed in the wrong direction. but romney has essentially wasted the four months he had from the time he became the de facto nominee. he has not filled in, there are two things people want to know. what kind of a guy is he, who is he. he has not r
i have interviewed both of these people a lot. maybe obama is more likable, it's not that much more likable. romney is a pretty decent guy so, i think there is some upside there, that's my personal opinion. >> woodruff: so mark, you know, whatever romney's task is, do you agree with david that the race is tight? romney has picked up a little bit. >> yes, i will say this, the formulation of this race is that if president obama is re-elected on november 6th it will be primarily...
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mark shields and david brooks, thank you both. >> brown: next: a mission to mars filled with high-stakes challenges. among them: nasa's new rover will have to successfully execute a very complicated landing procedure early monday morning or else. "newshour" science correspondent miles o'brien previews what's ahead. >> and lift off of the atlas 5. >> they are the most accomplished and intrepid explorers of mars yet as they home in on the red planet with their biggest, most complex, most expensive mission ever, they are running themselves through brutally tricky simulations. >> the approach 2,000. criteria are active, rt update rate. >> and lossing a lot of sleep. >> so i have this terrible experience where i will awaken and go down the list of all the things that i could worry about. it's a very long list. >> reporter: for engineer adam steltzer and other mars mavens at nasa jet propulsion laboratory in pass dena, california t is a 2.5 billion all-in bet on a safe arrival on mars. >> it is the result of reasoned engineering. >> the entry, descent and landing is known as 7 minutes of terro
mark shields and david brooks, thank you both. >> brown: next: a mission to mars filled with high-stakes challenges. among them: nasa's new rover will have to successfully execute a very complicated landing procedure early monday morning or else. "newshour" science correspondent miles o'brien previews what's ahead. >> and lift off of the atlas 5. >> they are the most accomplished and intrepid explorers of mars yet as they home in on the red planet with their biggest,...
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and as you know, and you've already reported, both the obama camp and the romney camp cancelled all advertising in colorado. they are continuing advertising though around the rest of the country. most of it negative. >> brown: david, one of moss moments when politics stops, at least momentarily, and the candidates have to shift quickly. >> i think they're both doing the right thing. i hope it has a long-term sobering effect. i don't expect it will. but one of the features, i think of this campaign has been it's an extremely consequence race, but as peggy noonan wrote t is always a compelling race because sometime these have been migrating toward the most trivial issues. this sort of brings you a little back to earth. i done know it will have any effect, but one can hope. >> brown: it does come after a week of particularly loud and negative week to shifted tones like this. >> right, well i think it was inevitable. today they both sought to look presidential and nonpolitical and comfortabling. and they both skuk seeded in that. i think after an event like that there is nothing a politician can sa
and as you know, and you've already reported, both the obama camp and the romney camp cancelled all advertising in colorado. they are continuing advertising though around the rest of the country. most of it negative. >> brown: david, one of moss moments when politics stops, at least momentarily, and the candidates have to shift quickly. >> i think they're both doing the right thing. i hope it has a long-term sobering effect. i don't expect it will. but one of the features, i think...
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and i think both of the candidates are not particularly sincere, especially mitt romney. and so they're not running on things that sort of motivate you to get into public life. they've decided they have strategies of how to do it and the candidates are play acting out those strategies. >> i challenge either one 6 them to tell -- president obama doesn't have grandchildren but tell his daughters what he is proud about in this campaign. >> mitt romney that huge handsome this is what grandpa stood for. in 2012. judy, whatever you say about ronald reagan and i said a lot. but he ran a double defense budget, cut taxes by a third so when he won in 1980 there was a mandate to do it. and i don't see any mandate coming out of this election unless i'm missing. >> one of the things that occurred to me this week is (obama running an ad i think in ohio that ends with mitt romney, he's not one of us. and that's an old code language. and you know, just as a sense of principles you just don't run that ad with that sort of slogan. so it is part of -- >> we saw the debate on monday night. w
and i think both of the candidates are not particularly sincere, especially mitt romney. and so they're not running on things that sort of motivate you to get into public life. they've decided they have strategies of how to do it and the candidates are play acting out those strategies. >> i challenge either one 6 them to tell -- president obama doesn't have grandchildren but tell his daughters what he is proud about in this campaign. >> mitt romney that huge handsome this is what...
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both campaigns will have plenty of money. money will not be an issue in the presidential races i think it will be in the congressional races. >> woodruff: the fact that romney outraised obama 77 million to 60 million in may, does is that a one time thing. >> no, it's significant. the republican race is over now. there's no reason if are you a republican to sit on the sidelines whether you support santorum or didn't want to make a pick. to come back with where republicans are going to be, they want to beat barack obama. and they will open up their wallets and open up their security safety boxes. they are going-- the family jewels are going to be brought in, i'm telling you. >> we consider the two of you our family jewels, david books,-- brooks, mark shields, thank you. >> woodruff: and mark and david keep up the talk on the "doubleheader." that's on our web site coming up after this program. >> brown: we'll be back shortly with the end, once again, of a triple crown bid. but first, this is pledge week on pbs. this break allows
both campaigns will have plenty of money. money will not be an issue in the presidential races i think it will be in the congressional races. >> woodruff: the fact that romney outraised obama 77 million to 60 million in may, does is that a one time thing. >> no, it's significant. the republican race is over now. there's no reason if are you a republican to sit on the sidelines whether you support santorum or didn't want to make a pick. to come back with where republicans are going...
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but this gives romney a lot more room to maneuver. barack obama vastly outspent john mccain in the last campaign that a you lad obama to play in states that democrats don't usually play at. part of why he carried indiana. part of why he carried north carolina. this time by being outspent by romney he doesn't have that advantage. and i think it's going to increase pressure on the big donors who have been very reluctant so for to give to the super pac who they don't like the idea of a super pac. they have started to give money. i think this will raise the pressure on them to give more. >> we don't like to start talking about jobs, end talking on money, but that's the way it is. >> that is the way of the world. >> ej dionne, david brook, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> suarez: finally tonight, music and mentoring in the mountains of virginia. jeffrey brown has this look at a growing tradition. >> brown: in central virginia's rappahanock county, the four- year old castleton festival is part traditional summer music festival-- this y
but this gives romney a lot more room to maneuver. barack obama vastly outspent john mccain in the last campaign that a you lad obama to play in states that democrats don't usually play at. part of why he carried indiana. part of why he carried north carolina. this time by being outspent by romney he doesn't have that advantage. and i think it's going to increase pressure on the big donors who have been very reluctant so for to give to the super pac who they don't like the idea of a super pac....
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does that tell you anything about what mitt romney was able -- >> no, these are the gold mine it is both campaigns, these are the people they are trying to reach. i means that's where the battle will be fought. but i guess if you are's the romney campaign, you hope that there would be three or four battlefield conversions that stand up and say that does it for me, i'm willing to join. but i think it makes us stay tuned for next week and find out what happens after barack obama is still undecided then we're probably on to the detate-- debates. >> i have to say, there's obviously a high degree of skepticism, you hear it in the audience and country. and i think it makes you think when you go back to romney's speech that the policy likeness is probably excess-- there wasn't enough policy. they had to humanize him. people in interview, especially on camera will say policy really matters. but personality really matters too. it is historically dualed that people want to vote for somebody they like. but i think, he had to have a little more policy. he had five points which were very generic. and
does that tell you anything about what mitt romney was able -- >> no, these are the gold mine it is both campaigns, these are the people they are trying to reach. i means that's where the battle will be fought. but i guess if you are's the romney campaign, you hope that there would be three or four battlefield conversions that stand up and say that does it for me, i'm willing to join. but i think it makes us stay tuned for next week and find out what happens after barack obama is still...
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i think romney has got a really good grasp on that. >> woodruff: the stop reflects the belief in both campaigns that by now most voters have made up their minds. the overriding goal is to turn them out. and with just two weeks and one debate left, the opportunity is shrinking. to appeal to the small remaining slice of undecideds. in romney's case, to voters who went with president obama in 2008. >> he's a very good speaker. sounds like kennedy back in the day. but actions are everything. and another four years, if you ran a company, they're not going to give you another four years to turn something around. so that's why i'm switching my vote. >> woodruff: but harder to persuade are voters like anna hallday who after watching the long, bitter campaign are turned off. >> it's always... i've been a republican supporter and voted republican until this election i am really hesitant on which way to go. only because i'm looking at it maybe i'm older and i'm also seeing name calling and personal attacks which i find is very low. >> woodruff: political science professor susan macmanus of the u
i think romney has got a really good grasp on that. >> woodruff: the stop reflects the belief in both campaigns that by now most voters have made up their minds. the overriding goal is to turn them out. and with just two weeks and one debate left, the opportunity is shrinking. to appeal to the small remaining slice of undecideds. in romney's case, to voters who went with president obama in 2008. >> he's a very good speaker. sounds like kennedy back in the day. but actions are...
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president and mitt romney spoke this week, actually yesterday and today, right, to a latino group of officials. the other group from each of them. >> some people have asked if i will let stand the president's executive order. the answer is that i will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure. as president i won't settle for stopgap measures. i will work with republicans and democrats to build a long-term solution. >> the question we should consider this, was providing these young people with the opportunity for a temporary measure of relief the right thing to do? i think it was. it's long pastime that we gave them a sense of hope. now your speaker from yesterday has a different view. in a speech he said that when he makes a promise to you he will keep it. well, he has promised to veto the dream act. and we should take him at his word. >> now last week mark you said that the president had really put it to romney. sort of forced his hand in this. how has romney responded. what do you think. >> one of the few times-- here w
president and mitt romney spoke this week, actually yesterday and today, right, to a latino group of officials. the other group from each of them. >> some people have asked if i will let stand the president's executive order. the answer is that i will put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the president's temporary measure. as president i won't settle for stopgap measures. i will work with republicans and democrats to build a long-term solution. >>...
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and ryan who were both in state. they came so close to passing, as it was, that their jets were both on the runway at the airport in cleveland about the same time. that's how close they came to bumping into each other at the airport, you might say. so biden didn't have much to do really, not much of an official program. he went to a diner, a famous diner near the industrial valley in cleveland and greeted supporters, talked about his future, joked that he may run for local office one day, and then he was off as quickly as that, heading chicago for a rendevouz with his boss the president. >> ifill: ray, we've heard lots of anecdotal talk about the number of early voters lining up around polling places around the country. is there any sense within the campaign where this hem-s them or not? >> suarez: all they've said officially is that they did what they wanted to do. the obama campaign, in the early voting. some 31 million people nationwide voted early. it may be some days before we know exactly who they were and exac
and ryan who were both in state. they came so close to passing, as it was, that their jets were both on the runway at the airport in cleveland about the same time. that's how close they came to bumping into each other at the airport, you might say. so biden didn't have much to do really, not much of an official program. he went to a diner, a famous diner near the industrial valley in cleveland and greeted supporters, talked about his future, joked that he may run for local office one day, and...
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he just did not-- it's a lot better to have a debate when both people show up. and barack obama did not show up. and that left-- joe biden with a real-- he had to make the case that wasn't made. and because the president didn't even engage in denver, you can see in spite of the polls and paul solman's case, you can see the surge of mitt romney in a state like florida where the issue of social security, the president said there's no real difference between us. that gave mitt romney an opening that he has driven at least two cadillacs through. and -- >> would you ever do that? we debate on tv. would you ever behave the way de. >> i just-- i didn't-- see, i didn't find it as offensive as you did. i think if that happened it would show in your face. pain because paul ryan was so preter naturally cool last night and calm, and he was. and i thought to his credit. and by contrast, but he never registered a sense of outrage oranger that he was hurt by it. >> woodruff: what about on the skub stands. did we learn anything new from the two of them. are there difference bet
he just did not-- it's a lot better to have a debate when both people show up. and barack obama did not show up. and that left-- joe biden with a real-- he had to make the case that wasn't made. and because the president didn't even engage in denver, you can see in spite of the polls and paul solman's case, you can see the surge of mitt romney in a state like florida where the issue of social security, the president said there's no real difference between us. that gave mitt romney an opening...
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and mitt romney has better scores on the economy than you do. so you have to try and discredit or disqualify him on his economy credentials. and the irony is su have got two candidates in this race, both of whom are running away that from their signal legislate of a chievements of their career, health care. so you've got romney who wants to talk about a turn around specialist. and what the obama campaign is saying wait a minute this isn't all about creating jobs. it's about creating profit. sometimes creating profit means losing jobs. and so they-- they want to establish that this wasn't just an economic, without some pain and without some price. >> brown: what do you see in the focus on bain capital. >> it was pretty similar to the ads ted kennedy ran against romney where they got the unemployed people and said this guy is a vampire, he destroyed our company. i think the ads are 80% unfair. this was a company-- . >> brown: the obama ad. >> the obama ad against the bain activity and this steel company are mostly unfair. this was a company that w
and mitt romney has better scores on the economy than you do. so you have to try and discredit or disqualify him on his economy credentials. and the irony is su have got two candidates in this race, both of whom are running away that from their signal legislate of a chievements of their career, health care. so you've got romney who wants to talk about a turn around specialist. and what the obama campaign is saying wait a minute this isn't all about creating jobs. it's about creating profit....
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-- on the sunday morning show of saying something confrontational, aggressive, about-- about romney, and setting up the terms for the debate on monday night. and then when he was asked about it monday night, backed off, didn't want to discuss it. >> lehrer: that is the massachusetts health care. >> had a little 2:00 courage as we used to call it in the salon. a guy with after a couple of belts-- "i'll tell you what i'm going to tell him" and when he had a chance to tell him, didn't. >> lehrer: the wisdom among the pundits is michele bachmann came across well. >> i do. she came across as a serious player. she came across as a serious, polished person who came to the room with a plan and executed the plan. you would think they would all do that. she knew what she was going to do and she did it. she has tremendous advantages. she's the only clear christian conservative candidate and she's also the most anti-washington candidate imaginable. so those are two strong things, quivers in her arrow. one thing about tim pawlenty, what struck me about him is he doesn't understand his candidacy.
-- on the sunday morning show of saying something confrontational, aggressive, about-- about romney, and setting up the terms for the debate on monday night. and then when he was asked about it monday night, backed off, didn't want to discuss it. >> lehrer: that is the massachusetts health care. >> had a little 2:00 courage as we used to call it in the salon. a guy with after a couple of belts-- "i'll tell you what i'm going to tell him" and when he had a chance to tell...
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and both governor romney and i agree that we should lower our corporate tax rate. it's too high. there's a difference in terms of how we would do it. i want to close loopholes that allow companies to deduct expenses when they move to china, that allow them to profit off shore, and not have to get taxed so they have tax advantages off shore. all those changes in our tax code would make a difference. now governor romney actually wants to expand those tax breaks. one of his big ideas when it comes to corporate tax reform would be to say if you invest overseas, you make profits overseas, you don't have to pay u.s. taxes. but of course if you're a small business or a mom-and-pop business or a big business starting up here, you've got to pay even the reduced rate that governor romney is talking about. it's estimated that that will create 800,000 new jobs. the problem is they'll be in china. or india. or germany. that's not the way we're going to create jobs here. the way we're going to create jobs here is is not just to change our tax code but also to double our exports. and we are on
and both governor romney and i agree that we should lower our corporate tax rate. it's too high. there's a difference in terms of how we would do it. i want to close loopholes that allow companies to deduct expenses when they move to china, that allow them to profit off shore, and not have to get taxed so they have tax advantages off shore. all those changes in our tax code would make a difference. now governor romney actually wants to expand those tax breaks. one of his big ideas when it comes...
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welcome to you both. before we start, let me share some new poll numbers out in the past few days: among likely voters across the country, cbs and "the new york times" finds the president with 49% to governor romney's 46%; and fox news finds the president with 48% to romney's 43%. separately, in three key battleground states, an nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll finds mr. obama ahead in all three-- by 50% to 43% in ohio, and by an identical 49% to 44% in both florida and virginia. so david, recognizing that these polls are just a snapshot, the elections weeks away wa, dow make of that? >> i think romney's concession speech should be this evening, at some point. no, he's behind. if you take the average of all the national polls, he's probably behind by about 3.5, 3.of. the nba "the wall street journal" swing state polls should be more troubling to him. s is an excellent poll, a poll widely respected by the professionals in the field. and it shows him behind in all three states that he really needs to w
welcome to you both. before we start, let me share some new poll numbers out in the past few days: among likely voters across the country, cbs and "the new york times" finds the president with 49% to governor romney's 46%; and fox news finds the president with 48% to romney's 43%. separately, in three key battleground states, an nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll finds mr. obama ahead in all three-- by 50% to 43% in ohio, and by an identical 49% to 44% in both florida and...
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. >> woodruff: just quickly to both of you. a word about this "washington post" story about what happened when romney was in high school, a senior about to graduate and there was this incident where he and some of his friends held down a classmate and then, and romney and others cut his hair. romney says he doesn't remember it. five of the classmates say they do. does this go anywhere? >> i done think so it was an ugly episode but there is no record of him behaving like this as an adult. quite the contrary. when you interview him people about his career at bain, as governor they talk about him being extremely kind and compassionate am you can attack romney for a flip-flop other. you cannot attack him for being a crawl bully it is just not in his adult record. so to me this was a piece of his life that happened when he was young, wildly out of context with his adult record and blown out of proportion. >> woodruff: he says he doesn't remember it but he says if he did something wrong, then he is sorry for it. >> if i offend anybod
. >> woodruff: just quickly to both of you. a word about this "washington post" story about what happened when romney was in high school, a senior about to graduate and there was this incident where he and some of his friends held down a classmate and then, and romney and others cut his hair. romney says he doesn't remember it. five of the classmates say they do. does this go anywhere? >> i done think so it was an ugly episode but there is no record of him behaving like...
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[cheers and applause] in both the private sector and as governor of massachusetts, mitt romney always asks, "how can i help small businesses grow, ino rate is and -- innovate and compete? it's the right question and the question this administration never thinks to ask. why should we be surprised? president obama has never even run a lemonade stand. and you know what? it shows. [cheers and applause] for the sake of the future of small business, we need to replace barack obama with mitt romney. [cheers and applause] we need to replace barack obama with mitt romney because mitt truly gets it. mitt understands the hopes and dreams of small business owners throughout our great country. but don't just take my word for it. i want you to hear from someone who is directly on the front lines of small business. jack gilcrist is a small business owner from hudson, new hampshire. three generations of his family have used their own hands to build gillcrist metal fab caight. it's a true family business founded by jack's father and carried on by jack and his son. jack is the face of small business in
[cheers and applause] in both the private sector and as governor of massachusetts, mitt romney always asks, "how can i help small businesses grow, ino rate is and -- innovate and compete? it's the right question and the question this administration never thinks to ask. why should we be surprised? president obama has never even run a lemonade stand. and you know what? it shows. [cheers and applause] for the sake of the future of small business, we need to replace barack obama with mitt...
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republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan made the romney campaign's pitch to the aarp in person, drawing some boos when he insisted the president's health care law harms medicare. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal "obamacare," because it represents the worst of both worlds. (boos) i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction. it weakens medicare for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> woodruff: debate over medicare has intensified since ryan joined the ticket. democrats charge his budget plan would end the program. >> it's true, mitt romney would replace medicare's guaranteed benefits with a voucher system." >> woodruff: a new obama ad makes that case, accusing romney of seeking to raise seniors' costs by up to $6,400 a year. that's currently airing in colorado, iowa and florida. and at an event today in virginia, the president said he would fight any changes to the program. >> i will refuse to turn medicare into a voucher. ( cheers and applause ) americans who have worked hard shouldn't have to spend their golden years at the mer
republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan made the romney campaign's pitch to the aarp in person, drawing some boos when he insisted the president's health care law harms medicare. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal "obamacare," because it represents the worst of both worlds. (boos) i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction. it weakens medicare for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> woodruff: debate over medicare has...
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you can't do both. and so they have to make that decision. these days they seem to be heading in the extremist direction which i think is the wrong direction. >> woodruff: is that right, because the reporting you are seeing now or the analysis is that they were focusing on mitt romney the flip-flopper. now it's mitt romney extreme. >> and i think that is a, less true. and just not going to sell with people once they see romney in the general election campaign. >> woodruff: what do you think? >> well, i don't know which tactic the obama campaign will eventually move to. i think the, by calling him an extremist, i mean what you can certainly do from several positions he's taken, the man who calls for a 20% tax cut for everybody, right now, as he is talking about fiscal responsibility, which would lower the top rate to considerably where it was below when ronald reagan was president in the really festival days of the rep kaj-- republican resurgence. but where he is on immigration where he moved on immigration, praising arizona and all the rest,
you can't do both. and so they have to make that decision. these days they seem to be heading in the extremist direction which i think is the wrong direction. >> woodruff: is that right, because the reporting you are seeing now or the analysis is that they were focusing on mitt romney the flip-flopper. now it's mitt romney extreme. >> and i think that is a, less true. and just not going to sell with people once they see romney in the general election campaign. >> woodruff:...
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i would agree with david that romney's had three good debates. i remember in 2008 the buzislamic word was authenticity. people were looking for authenticity. and i think both mccain and obama in separate ways represented what voters were looking for in authenticity in 2008. i think that could be a problem with romney. there's a lack of spontaneity. it is very well rehearsed. it's very well polished. the other thing that was missing in this that struck me, jim, is that this is a different republican party. from george bush's. george bub ran for president as the governor of texas, trumpeting the fact he had gotten 50% of the latino vote when he ran for reelection in 1998 and calling for no child left behind, a federal effort to raise education, public education standards. the one compassionate conservative on that stage last night was rick perry when he talked about the daughter of an undocumented immigrant who worked her way through school while her mother might have been working in a nursing home, and she got-- qualified to get into the universit
i would agree with david that romney's had three good debates. i remember in 2008 the buzislamic word was authenticity. people were looking for authenticity. and i think both mccain and obama in separate ways represented what voters were looking for in authenticity in 2008. i think that could be a problem with romney. there's a lack of spontaneity. it is very well rehearsed. it's very well polished. the other thing that was missing in this that struck me, jim, is that this is a different...
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but if-- the knockout punch in both iowa and new hampshire would do for him, the romney people feel what, it did for george w. bush in 2000, when he sewed up the republican nomination, essentially, in-- in-- i'm sorry, in 2004, when john kerry won both iowa and new hampshire. of course in 2000, he lost to john mccain in new hampshire. the one-two punch is really formidable. >> lehrer: about ron paul, david, as mark just said, ron paul is up there. and what-- what is that going to mine? if he wins that's one thing but if he comes in a close second, what is it going to mean for the race generally for ron paul to do that well in iowa? >> the thing the romney people like is theirwo main rifles right now are rick santorum and ron paul. i think they're too border santorum and paul having legs. having rivals like that is good for the romney camp. the paul people are young. they're organized. they're very diverse. there are some veterans, some older people, a lot of students, a lot of gold bugs. some people who want drug legalization. it's about as diverse a group of people as you can possibly i
but if-- the knockout punch in both iowa and new hampshire would do for him, the romney people feel what, it did for george w. bush in 2000, when he sewed up the republican nomination, essentially, in-- in-- i'm sorry, in 2004, when john kerry won both iowa and new hampshire. of course in 2000, he lost to john mccain in new hampshire. the one-two punch is really formidable. >> lehrer: about ron paul, david, as mark just said, ron paul is up there. and what-- what is that going to mine? if...
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>> well, they both have... neither one of them are bill clinton in terms of their ability to connect with people. in the same way. i think it's very interesting because they have the tendency to be technocratic in some ways, the ways they approach the problems and i think it's going to be ugly which doesn't have that much to do with either of them but the massive amounts of money and the polarization in the country so in terms of the level and rhetoric i don't think anybody should look forward to this. >> woodruff: the cool on the outside, does that mean he'll stay cool, coast to this election? what's your expectation? >> no, because remember, fire on the inside. this campaign means everything to him. in terms of whether he wants to be a great president, you have to have a second term and he knows that so i don't expect him to be... he'll keep that outer cool but i don't expect them to coast through this campaign. >> ifill: david meredith author of "barack obama the story." thank you very much. >> woodruff: bio
>> well, they both have... neither one of them are bill clinton in terms of their ability to connect with people. in the same way. i think it's very interesting because they have the tendency to be technocratic in some ways, the ways they approach the problems and i think it's going to be ugly which doesn't have that much to do with either of them but the massive amounts of money and the polarization in the country so in terms of the level and rhetoric i don't think anybody should look...
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all the people who worked with gingrich want romney to be president. it's sort of a rhetorical overlode which gets you the back press, and you back it up with weak policies, the worst of both worlds. >> speak of working together-- this is called a segue in television-- the congress of the united states is not still up to it, is it? they're on another one of these brinksmanship addiction trips-- >> they're going to resolve it. >> are they? >> i've spoken to people and they're pretty confident they will resolve it one way or another. what's been interesting to me is the structure. the democrats will want to give the republicans tax cuts for the american people, and the republicans are saying no, no. we want more. it's a bit like a parent going to a kid and saying, "we're going to take you to disney world." and the kid says, "we'll agree to go to disney world if you give us an x-box and iphone." "the parents say you'll love disney world. and then they say we'll give you the x-box and disney world. this is yet republicans always win. they're getting conces
all the people who worked with gingrich want romney to be president. it's sort of a rhetorical overlode which gets you the back press, and you back it up with weak policies, the worst of both worlds. >> speak of working together-- this is called a segue in television-- the congress of the united states is not still up to it, is it? they're on another one of these brinksmanship addiction trips-- >> they're going to resolve it. >> are they? >> i've spoken to people and...
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she and her fellow senator from maine, susan collins, both quoted as saying they believe mitt romney must separate himself from some of the more extreme position it is republican party has if he's going to win in november. how do you see that? >> well, i don't know what these extreme positions might be that the party takes because i frankly don't think we take extreme positions. you know, i've been a republican now for, oh, about 30 years. i grew up in a household full of democrats. and i don't see extreme views. now, do we have some members who are a little bit further right than others? yes. but as a party as a whole i don't think that's an issue there. >> ifill: one of the things both of them pointed to was the language in the platform that talks about abortion and doesn't mention any exceptions in the case of... >> mitt romney, myself, others who are very pro life, the american people today, a majority of them identify as pro life. but we all have exceptions for rape, insist, life of the mother and frankly almost all of my colleagues in the house have the same exception. >> ifill
she and her fellow senator from maine, susan collins, both quoted as saying they believe mitt romney must separate himself from some of the more extreme position it is republican party has if he's going to win in november. how do you see that? >> well, i don't know what these extreme positions might be that the party takes because i frankly don't think we take extreme positions. you know, i've been a republican now for, oh, about 30 years. i grew up in a household full of democrats. and i...
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. >> woodruff: both romney and paul were watching the late- surging rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator played up his chances on abc this morning. >> they've looked at all the candidates. they're looking for the candidate they can trust. that's why we're moving up in the polls. >> reporter: for his part texas governor rick perry tried to reassure volunteers despite his long-shot chances. he was already shifting his focus on the south carolina primary on january 21. >> just like the super bowl starting now. i don't get confused if this is a marathon. this will go on for some time as we lay out our vision for america, as we talk about how to get this country back on track. >> woodruff: minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann also trailed the pack but insisted she was still optimistic. >> we think people will be very surprised with what the vote is tonight. we're confident. that's why we bought our tickets for south carolina. we're moving on. >> reporter: there was no drama tonight on the democratic side. the state party chair said democrats are excited abo
. >> woodruff: both romney and paul were watching the late- surging rick santorum. the former pennsylvania senator played up his chances on abc this morning. >> they've looked at all the candidates. they're looking for the candidate they can trust. that's why we're moving up in the polls. >> reporter: for his part texas governor rick perry tried to reassure volunteers despite his long-shot chances. he was already shifting his focus on the south carolina primary on january 21....
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and then the romney plan which does a similar. they are not complete plans but we're going to have to do tax reform probably in the early next year. and it they set us up for that. >> woodruff: finally before we go, point of personal privilege, we just want to take a moment to say that congratulations are in order. mark and david were awarded the first ever prize for civility in public life from allegheny college in western pennsylvania. as the college president james mullen said in giving you the award, quote t is the hope of today that through this award and our colleges focus on civility, we might empower young people across the nation that we might help them, help all of us find the faith and the courage to engage in the public arena with civility and respect. so to both of you, mark, congratulations, david, congratulations. >> well, thank you. >> woodruff: what does this mean to you. >> well, it get, it's lovely. it means most of all we're grateful to i think i speak for david to allegheny college and president mullern for th
and then the romney plan which does a similar. they are not complete plans but we're going to have to do tax reform probably in the early next year. and it they set us up for that. >> woodruff: finally before we go, point of personal privilege, we just want to take a moment to say that congratulations are in order. mark and david were awarded the first ever prize for civility in public life from allegheny college in western pennsylvania. as the college president james mullen said in...
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good to see you both. david, three days after mitt romney won new hampshire, what shape is he? he's been taking some heat on his former business career. how is he doing? >> he's been take something heat, and he hasn't been doing particularly well. he's been taking heat on the one issue i do think he is actually vulnerable on, and that's bain capital. i don't say that on the merits. i think in general bain capital and private equity in general do a lot more good for he economy than they do harm. nonetheless, a., there's the political perception. if ever wall street and financial guys are out of favor, this is the moment. and, b., he has not been particularly good at responding. he hasn't told a very good and swift story about what bain did and how it turned people around. he's had some, i think, overly broad rebuttals-- if you attack bain, you're attacking capitalism. that's not true. there's good capitalism and there's bad capitalism and he should really have a story to tell about what we did. and people may not think he's our kind of capitalist. they might like the capitalists
good to see you both. david, three days after mitt romney won new hampshire, what shape is he? he's been taking some heat on his former business career. how is he doing? >> he's been take something heat, and he hasn't been doing particularly well. he's been taking heat on the one issue i do think he is actually vulnerable on, and that's bain capital. i don't say that on the merits. i think in general bain capital and private equity in general do a lot more good for he economy than they do...
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. >> what does paul ryan's budget mean for mitt romney's taxes in 2013? glued we heard it here, gentlemen. we thank you both, mark shieldes, david brooks >> brown: finally tonight, the "hunger games" franchise guns for box office gold this weekend, following its already successful hunt for millions of readers and book sales. the hype had been building for weeks... >> when did you guys get your tickets? >> february 22! >> brown: ...and yesterday, online ticket seller fandango was reporting sales of ten tickets per second. >> we love "hunger games"! >> brown: so when the clock struck midnight, fans of the wildly-anticipated movie "the hunger games" cheered as they flooded more than 2,000 screenings across the country. "the hunger games" is based on the best-selling young adult series by suzanne collins. the trilogy has sold 24 million copies in the u.s. and been published in at least 26 different languages. >> show them how good you are. >> brown: set in post- apocalyptic north america, 16- year-old katniss everdeen becomes the film's heroine when she saves
. >> what does paul ryan's budget mean for mitt romney's taxes in 2013? glued we heard it here, gentlemen. we thank you both, mark shieldes, david brooks >> brown: finally tonight, the "hunger games" franchise guns for box office gold this weekend, following its already successful hunt for millions of readers and book sales. the hype had been building for weeks... >> when did you guys get your tickets? >> february 22! >> brown: ...and yesterday, online...
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they are both hurt. i think one of the reasons we're talking about bain for a second week in a row is that we had the experience on sunday of obama's target, new york mayor cory booker who said that he found it nauseating that these attacks were coming up. if i were the candidates i would get the other very quietly this is my modest proposal for them, just have a pact that your surrogate is going to say something really dumb and damaging to you. my is going to say really dumb and damaging to me. let's pretend they -- >> here comes donald trump about to, about to have a big fund raise we are mitt romney. but the reality is that there are two obamas when it comes to bain. there is the obamas in the very nuanced, very elegant answer when he was asked about it in a press conference this week. and there is nuanced obama and then there is jugular obama who talked about-- you missed the ad, 100% true who talked about bain as a vampire. >> woodruff: isn't the way campaigns always operate where the candidate can
they are both hurt. i think one of the reasons we're talking about bain for a second week in a row is that we had the experience on sunday of obama's target, new york mayor cory booker who said that he found it nauseating that these attacks were coming up. if i were the candidates i would get the other very quietly this is my modest proposal for them, just have a pact that your surrogate is going to say something really dumb and damaging to you. my is going to say really dumb and damaging to...
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and when romney persisted that is when the president opened with both barrels and said if we are going to talk about tours, about overseas travel, when i went to israel as a candidate i didn't bring my campaign contributor as long. i didn't hold fund-raisers over there i went to the holocaust museum. i went to people who will been victims of missile attacks. it was very power. i thought it was akin to the moment in the second debate when again the president turned on governor romney when they were discussing libya and said that is not how we behave. a level contempt from the president. to some people it will look strong, to others it may look condescending. >> woodruff: ari, i wonder whether the romney folks went into this debate deciding because they would be sitting next to each other, because he had done so well in the first debate and at least in many people's opinions did well by holding his own in the second debate as well, i wonder if they came in to this deciding they would lean back a little bit and make this less, just look presidential and walk away from the fight. >> you kn
and when romney persisted that is when the president opened with both barrels and said if we are going to talk about tours, about overseas travel, when i went to israel as a candidate i didn't bring my campaign contributor as long. i didn't hold fund-raisers over there i went to the holocaust museum. i went to people who will been victims of missile attacks. it was very power. i thought it was akin to the moment in the second debate when again the president turned on governor romney when they...